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Each week Giles Coren finds himself with no idea what to write about in his weekly column. Having read all the papers and found nothing of interest whatsoever, he takes a break and does the school run. That’s where his wife and fellow journalist Esther Walker comes in. Upon his return, Esther has half a dozen ideas she’s spotted ready to knock around with him over the kitchen table and a much needed pot of coffee. You can read Giles in The Times here; https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/giles ...
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The Hippies Who Meant It

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In the mid 60s, Joe from the Bronx and Beth the orphan escape New York City for Canada, hoping to leave their past lives — and American politics —behind them. At a peace march on their way north, their fortunes intertwine with the fate of Dick, a Royal Military College Officer Cadet. Armed with naïveté, optimism and a little weed, the three homestead on Nova Scotia’s North Mountain. Unlike many of the fair-weather hippies of summer, they make it through the first winter with a little help fr ...
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I'M FROM THE INTERNET

Winslow Dumaine & Jay Brandstetter

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SomethingAwful.com is one of the foundational websites of modern internet culture: the earliest memes, inside jokes, and modes of communication that grace and plague the internet today can trace their roots back to the sprawling forums of this illustrious website. Hosted by Jay Brandstetter and Winslow Dumaine, this podcast dredges up the most notable threads from the depths of the forums. We delve into the absurd architecture of Groverhaus, explore the very beginning of 4Chan, the early day ...
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Are Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Raynor following in the footsteps of The Coren's builders – telling you how bad the previous tradesmen were? Who is in charge around here? Giles has a boomer bee in his bonnet and wonders if they’re just struggling to accept their waning influence in society. He takes to the comments to do battle; but he certainly do…
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Resuming the Danganronpa Let's Play saga, we're working through the cases and we touch on the different extant fandoms and communities that helped popularize Danganronpa. For this series we are joined by horror and anime expert Vanessa Guerrero from Game Grumps, who are currently playing through the Danganronpa series. https://x.com/nessguerrero ht…
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All change this week as The Corens are having work done – brick work not cosmetic work. As a result, they have decamped to someone else’s house…it prompts discussion about interior decor and the ‘Sandbanks House Wars’ where multi-millionaires are competing to build the grandest home. It turns out Christopher Columbus was Jewish; unfortunately, now …
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When Something Awful poster Orenronen began translating the relatively obscure Japanese visual novel Danganronpa in 2011, it was considered too weird to get an official English localization. Over a decade later, Danganronpa is a multimillion-selling franchise and one of the most successful visual novel franchises in the west. It's one of the most i…
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There are only three weeks left to audition for the new HBO Harry Potter series, sadly for Giles his best wizarding days are behind him, but he has high hopes for his son. In fact, at fifty-five are most of his best days behind him? Who knows, he’s too old to care. But he does know what goes best with a square of dark chocolate… “There is no such t…
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The summer of gaming is drawing to a close, so here's a fun look at the times Something Awful showed up in commercial video games over the years. It's a good glimpse at how Something Awful was viewed as a comedy gaming site during its height and how many people in the games industry read the front page. The Zybourne Clock episode is coming up so th…
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This week officious staff at the national gallery leave a bad impression. Daniel Craig seems to be sporting the latest in parachute wear; the former Bond stars look reminds Giles of an ill-fated inventor in Paris over a hundred years ago. After the break it’s sober-October and what’s in a name? When it comes to Prostate cancer quite a lot it would …
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100,000 hours of probation is one of the worst punishments the administrators of Something Awful can mete out to problem posters. This episode, we talk about what it takes to be banished to the Phantom Zone for almost three presidential elections and one recent newsworthy example of someone returning from their 4,166 days of exile. You can review a…
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CJ, Kate and Vaya have been recapping Neighbours for TEN YEARS!! We love you for listening! Also Toadfish Rebecchi left for Colac and we felt nothing. Haz and Mackenzie left and we felt rage. And we got a little cheeky seige to finish the week off on a high! Episodes 9109 to 9119 recapped in the PirateNet Studios. Head over to [https://www.patreon.…
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Three questions: 1) What constitutes modern art? A sieve without a handle, a misshapen squash? Esthers patience with the Turner Prize has reached its limit. 2) What’s the difference between a banana and a phone? ...what's a banana? 3) What’s the first rule of customer relations? The customer is always a tw@t. Plus, the positives of Oxbridge sliding…
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Jerry, Dan and Lydia went into a hoarder's house to bring 3 cats out for fostering with basically disastrous results, with Lydia ending up in the hospital. We go deep into Lawrence Wong's National Day speech about additional parental and paternity leave, singles getting priority for BTO under certain circumstances and how the SG Olympic team design…
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We might be joining a network next year. You'll be hearing more about that in the episodes that are coming out over the next few weeks, but here's a nice little summary until then. IFTI 2.0 Topics list - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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What is a freebie, how do you get them and do you have to pay tax? A tale of two particular freebies this week, interspersed with a collection of Giles and Esthers own freebies from the past. While Lady Starmer has fallen foul of some members of the press for her new dresses, Eamonn Holmes has been scoffed at for taking his lady friend on a cruise.…
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Giles and Esther are thrilled to be back from their long summer break, well Esther is. And there is so much to talk about; Keir Starmer has taken a truth serum, but is that what people want? Donald Trump went face to face with Kamala Harris in an animalistic US presidential debate. The weight loss drug Ozempic is now being offered to children and G…
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CJ, Kate and Vaya process the aftermath of Outback Bumcrack week. Haz and Mackenzie make a regrettable life decision, Toadie finally puts us out of our misery and calls it quits on ToadRage, Cara turns 40 and is thrown the world's most pathetic party, and will Wendy find herself? Episodes 9100 to 9108 recapped in the PirateNet Studios. Head over to…
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Sans Undertale! Now that I have your attention: Somebody who worked on Undertale was a Something Awful poster. Not just any poster, but an especially good and beloved one who made a lot of neat stuff! The summer of gaming continues with a breezy look of one of the last big Posting Superstars on Something Awful, where they came from, and where they …
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CJ, Kate and Vaya hop into a remote bathtub in the middle of nowhere to recap Neighbours' Death in the Outback week. The tradition of buttocks in the wilderness is upheld as Holly goes on a whirlwind trip with her latest lover-villain; Toadie and Melanie get kidnapped! Haz and Mackenzie try to save the day but kind of make things worse; and Paul ge…
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Resuming from last week: a discussion about shitty indie game developers in the Rapidly Going Deaf subforum of the Something Awful forums is about to unearth Scott Cawthon's political donations, and just ten hours later it would become a trending topic on Twitter. If you like shitty insincere apologies, you're gonna love this one! You can review th…
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The children's horror game series Five Nights At Freddy's turns 10 years old this month, and what better way to celebrate than continuing this show's accidental running theme of game developers being shitty people? You might have heard that Scott Cawthon, the creator of Five Nights At Freddy's, is a Republican donor who stepped out of the public li…
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Steve's on vacation so enjoy another freebie from the Patreon vault! We're talking about syndicated newspaper humor columnist Dave Barry and his early internet exploits. On the one hand, he's probably the reason I know about Mr T Ate My Balls. On the other hand, he's a Libertarian who got teased off of his own Usenet fan group for ranting about his…
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CJ and Vaya catch-up on the last three Neighbours weeks with a deep dive on Toadie's existential crisis, Aaron's Hep B scare and the teenage love triangle; plus a shallow paddle/ rapid fire round through everything else! Episodes 9076 to 9087 in the PirateNet Studios. Head over to [https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod\](https://www.patreon.com/neig…
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Last we left off, the voyeur and the exhibitionist finally locked eyes after months of foreplay. Like dogs chasing cars, they now have absolutely no idea what to do now that they've found each other. How far will things escalate? Listen to find out! Hot Dad links: https://www.patreon.com/hotdad https://www.youtube.com/@HotDad https://www.twitch.tv/…
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The Singapore football team managed to salvage the dreams of the Chinese team, only to get chastise by our locals for their 'loser behaviour'. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming somehow manages to appear in White House FOIA document in spectacular lolcow-ery.بقلم LongKangKitties Podcast
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In 2008 it was a lot harder to covertly photograph your neighbor, but one Goon certainly went above and beyond in his quest to expose to neighbor's masturbation habits. We're joined by musician Erik Helwig, who has been delighting the internet for years as Hot Dad, so we get to have some fun shop talk about making comedy and music on the internet a…
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Livestream from 27th AprilLawrence Wong becomes PM and public calls for greater punishment against guy who committed vehicular homicideListen to the Longkang Kitties Podcast at:Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2TgmXnReEIN5tyhWH7xHDhApple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/long…st/id1419048827SoundCloud: @user-45251844Find us on Social Media:IG: w…
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How do you spin a podcast episode out of a funny picture of a young man eating some ribs? Well, first people have to think the Rib Kid is an ageless being who assassinated a coal executive and stormed the United States capitol on January 6th. Then you talk about face blindness and, baby, you've got a rib stew going! You can review this episode's do…
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It's drama in, drama out with Hostsge HoHo! Vic goes from dying and rich, to living and poor; Leo continues to whinge until his problems are solved; Sky threatens to take Harold away; ToadRage hop back into the sack and tell everybody about it; and Puffy's Back Patio caves in! Kate and Vaya recap Neighbours Episodes 9068 to 9075 in the PirateNet St…
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If you ever wanted to learn the origin of the term "shitposting", this is the minisode for you! You can review this episode's document with sources at https://tinyurl.com/SA5GoldenManbabiesPodDoc For inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.com Created and Hosted by: Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.e…
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A new dawn has broken, has it not… well something like that. Giles and Esther channel their inner Nostradamus to predict last night’s results. If, as assumed Sir Keir becomes PM, what does it mean for his family? Giles considers penning an ode to Kentish Town and all that the Starmers will leave behind. As Sir Keir awaits his big result, Giles is w…
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Amos Yee is back sporting a new botak cut, violating parole once again with possible life in prison or deportation! Either way its back to prison for our dear MAP boy! We got massive oil spills in the south, covering the Singapore shoreline with inky black oil. Finally the Samsui woman saga, a smoking hot prostitute, or a realistic depiction?…
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Hoho hairsprays an evil podcaster! And catches the Poison Prick. Leo has yet another sook about his finances even after selling a house; shitbags continue to terrorise Eirini Rising, and Melanie is back from the road with a new chum. CJ and Vaya recap Neighbours Episodes 9060 to 9067 in the PirateNet Studios. Head over to [https://www.patreon.com/n…
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Giles is feeling bright and breezy, and it’s all thanks to Ether. For once he took her advice and tried the latest ‘wonder drug’ Naltrexone. What would have otherwise been a night of drunken excess instead turned into a night of charitable excess. He is a convert. Sadly, neither he nor Esther have made any money out of their pharmaceutical evangeli…
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We're taking a break from dark and depressing episodes this week to talk about what happens when a Florida goon with family over for the holidays and gallons of fire accelerant just sitting around has to deal with an unexpected swarm of bees. Also, our producer Steve makes his debut on mic! You can review this episode's document with sources (and p…
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In response to a survey suggesting people are turning away from the news Giles and Esther pander to the masses and happily look past the obvious headlines. Who or what constitutes a working man? As the blue and red parties scabble to attract anyone who earns a living Giles is temporarily bewitched by the endless tax breaks on offer from the Reform …
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Winslow and Steve are back in the United States and we're working on a fresh batch of episodes, so here's an episode from behind the Patreon paywall.A Trekkie's Tale is a product of pre-internet fandom but whose protagonist Mary Sue is still invoked as an epithet online to this very day. This was recorded after the Ponygoons episode with Mike Carro…
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The Family Stone bushbashes badly; Eirini Rising gets stinkbombed; Leo is broke and tired and it's everybody else's problem; and a requited teen crush blooms and wilts. CJ, Kate and Vaya recap Neighbours Episodes 9056 to 9059 in the PirateNet Studios. Head over to [https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod\](https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod) to help…
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Esther is front page news after writing about a drug which helps with alcoholism…unusually she hasn’t just written about naltrexone, she’s tried it. It leads to a discussion about the results of alcohol abuse within different economic groups. As ever the Germans are ahead of the game, they’ve decided to only sell England football fans low alcohol b…
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We're revamping the minisode format! Winslow and Jay talk about the Get Out Frog, the little stuffed frog who captured the hearts of the goons and then the internet at large. We also chat about the way that places to discuss pornography have been dying out on the internet, why furries have been using the same art site for nearly 20 years, and some …
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Leo withholds evidence from Erinsborough Police about his pinot then is upset by his actions having consequences; JJ and Nellyfish are too cute for Toadie's draconian parenting; and Harold puts off an appointment. CJ, Vaya and special guest Elyce Phillips (the illustrator of our podcast art!) recap Neighbours Episodes 9052 to 9055 in the PirateNet …
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Stephen Fry has upset the ruddy faced members of the MCC; it has left Giles awkwardly fiddling with his box as he balances his desire to join the MCC with his admiration for Mr Fry. No such trouble with Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak who come in for equal disdain. Was it a debate or a barrister and a banker meeting at the school gates? Or a special e…
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Steve is on the other side of the world making music out of glacier noises (link below!) so here's Jay doing some housekeeping and reading a small post that wound up having very big consequences for him. Steve's ambient album: https://on.soundcloud.com/JYn9nyiEJD97kdg47 For inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.com Created and Hoste…
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Leo's Pinot causes all sorts of strife at the lacklustre launch of Eirini Rising retirement experience in a high school; Suz quits Terage's toxic workplace but it doesn't take; Slick Vic Stone takes Nic and Byron mini-golfing; and the Poo Cyclist plot line dovetails with the retirement experience. Kate and Vaya recap Neighbours Episodes 9048 to 905…
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Giles and Esther are away this week. In their absence here is a short collection of recent highlights. Giles faces a late fitness test. Esther takes the AA road quiz. And why won't flying taxis go south of the river...? Hope you enjoy them. Please do like and share and we’ll see you next week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa…
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In which people who take drugs to win fights at the gym lose fights on the internet in spectacular fashion. Find Marcos at: www.Twitter.com/AinterShow https://soundcloud.com/aintshitshow https://www.patreon.com/TheHomieCollective Bumper music: Jane's Addiction - Idiots Rule KMFDM - Disobedience Fear Factory - Body Hammer Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff F…
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Slick Vic Stone drops his depressing news on Nic and Byron; amid his last shift at Erinsborough Hospital, Dr Karl has Aaron infiltrate the YAHMILS to locate the poo cyclist and we can't cope with this Ceramic Poog storyline; JJ's going to be working as a minor at a winery; and Haz wakes up. Kate and Vaya recap Neighbours Episodes 9044 to 9047 in th…
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** This episode was recorded just before Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the election; please sit back and bask in an election free zone. Has Kevin Costner got better with age? Esther thinks so. She also ranks his film ‘Robin Hood Prince of Thieves’ as the best of all time, unlike his current project – Horizon: chapter one. In a spooky premonitio…
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Last week we only scratched the surface of the world of performance enhancing drugs.This week: drugs that will permanently alter your eyesight, cook you alive with your own body heat, and leave pools of corrosive Xenomorph-like sweat in your pursuit of leaving Humanity behind. Find Marcos at: www.Twitter.com/AinterShow https://soundcloud.com/aintsh…
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... But he's in a coma. So the town bands together to save Harold's Cafe! Yes, all the people who have jobs. Plus JJ pays a visit to the clink; Terage continues to be a terrible boss to Susan; Krista's drug dealer keeps hassling her number one patron; and Az and Dr Pooper meet the YAHMILS - the Young and Hot Men in Lycra! CJ, Kate and Vaya recap Ne…
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